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Process for preparing xylitol

US6303353A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 2000
Grant dateOct 16, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12P7/18
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Xylitol is produced by contacting D-arabitol with a microorganism that belongs to the genus Gluconobacter, Acetobacter, Achromobacter, Agrobacterium, Arthrobacter, Azotobacter, Brevibacterium, Corynebacterium, Erwinia, Flavobacterium, Micrococcus, Nocardia, Planococcus, Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus, Morganella, Actinomadura, Actinomyces, or Streptomyces and is capable of converting D-arabitol to xylitol, and recovering xylitol thus produced.

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